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Looking for a W72 Carburetor for my 1978 Y88 with the W72 option. My partners dad passed away leaving us this pristine car. He sent the carb off to be rebuilt at a local guy in town, in rural Missouri.. the man claims that he lost it. The car is a 400 4 speed car with 41,000 miles on it. It looks like an automatic and a manual have slightly different carbs. |
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Here are some pictures of the car.
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Nice Y88! There are usually some W72 cores on ebay, saw a couple listed just recently, or you can post a wanted ad on here to see if anyone has one to sell. If you do facebook there are a couple groups you can join that may be of help too, specifically a W72 TA group.
These carbs arent cheap so be prepared to spend a little to get a core then get a good rebuild kit from Cliff R who is a member here & has his own website for parts. Another option if you dont need numbers matching carb is to use a q-jet off a non W72 400 TA that can be built to W72 specs or beyond if your engine has any mods from stock. |
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Yep, had 2 nice ones, they won’t sell on here lol
Hit the swaps. Saw a few at the natz last august. |
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I have a later model Pontiac Q, what is the part number your looking for?
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I have one with a stripped inlet thread and needs a heli coil insert. It is a 17058263. It is missing a few pieces and needs completely rebuilt/restored. Airhorn, baseplate and body are all there. I would want $150 plus shipping for it.
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Good price!
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1970 Trans Am 1971 Trans Am 1974 Trans Am 1978 Y88 Trans Am W72/auto 1979 10th Anniversary Trans Am 1984 Trans Am 1996 Trans Am WS6 1999 30th Anniversary Trans Am 2001 10th anniversary Firehawk #104 |
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good price indeed - IMHO.
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1970 Formula 400 Carousel Red paint on Black standard interior A no-engine, no-transmission, no-wheel option car. Quite likely one of few '70 Muncie three speed Formula 400's left. 1991 Grand Am: 14.4 @ 93.7mph (DA corrected) (retired DD, stock appearing) 2009 Cobalt SS: 13.9 @ 103mph (current DD; makes something north of 300hp & 350ft/lbs) |
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Quote:
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For some reason, I feel that it probably ended up on eBay.
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If you do not purchase the one offered in this thread, I would be interested as it would work for one of my projects.
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I probably bought the ones at Nationals last year. These are not getting any cheaper or easier to find. Buying the one above for $150 is a very good option. Helicoil in the inlet is annoying but not a deal breaker. Worst case is you have a place holder until a better one comes along.
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I’ll prob buy one if it comes along, but I won’t get it rebuilt and recolored. People just don’t want to pay for it.
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I got mine back, I just finished rebuilding it.
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